杨昆、王志主编的《应用型大学英语综合教程(提高篇1第4版十二五普通高等教育本科国家级规划教材)》编写立足大学英语教学现状，充分考虑与高中英语教学的衔接，循序渐进地安排教学内容。配合大学英语教学目标将教材体系分为“基础”“提高”“发展”三个等级。每个等级在选材、生词、练习、训练目标等方面逐层递进，学校可灵活根据学生入学水平、人才培养规格及目标等选择合适等级的教材，自主确定起始层次，更好地适应个性化教学的实际需求。
新版教材的编写以应用型人才培养为目标，遵循语言教学和学习规律，以提高学生的英语应用能力，增强跨文化交际意识和交际能力，同时发展自主学习能力，提高综合文化素养，使他们在学习、生活、社会交往和未来工作中能够有效地使用英语，满足国家、社会、学校和个人发展的需要。

Unit 1 Valuable Friendship
Warm-up
Text A Why are friends good for you?
Text B Championship Skiers,Bound as Rivals and Friends
Writing About lt
Mini-project Write a Movie Review
Review Checklist
Unit 2 Healthy Food
Warm-up
Text A Counting Calories
Text B Are traditional health foods useful today?
Writing About It
Mini-project Make a Survey on Food and Health of Your Campus
Review Checklist
Unit 3 Modern Technology
Warm-up
Text A Apps for Cyclists
Text B Cellphone Manners
Writing About it
Mini-project Which aspects have mobile phone applications affected your life?
Review Checklist
Unit 4 Charming Chinese
Warm-up
Text A The Origin and Evolution of Chinese Characters
Text B Dialects in China
Writing About It
Mini-project A Debate-Is learning Chinese rewarding or not?
Review Checklist
Unit 5 Cyber Security
Warm-up
Text A Is your password“123456”?
Text B Online Scammers Prey on the Jobless
Writing About lt
Mini-project Cyber Security
Review Checklist
Unit 6 Nature and Nurture
Warm-up
Text A Nature or nurture?
Text B The Effects of Nurture on Nature
Writing About It
Mini-project Genetic Influence on Human Behavior
Review Checklist
Unit 7 Children's Education
Warm-up
Text A Right or Wrong:The Death of Handwriting
Text B Homeschooling
Writing About It
Mini-project Your Opinion about Learning Online
Review Checklist
Unit 8 The History of Sports
Warm-up
Text A Is a sub-2-hour marathon possible?
Text B The Commercial Value of Sports Clothing
Writing About it
Mini-project Do You have a better lifestyle?
Review Checklist